taggy

English

Etymology

From tag +‎ -y.

Adjective

taggy (comparative taggier, superlative taggiest)

1. Of sheep: having tags, or dangling locks of wool.
   • 1921, Research Bulletin, numbers 347-359, page 66:

     An examination of the taggiest of the ewes showed a heavy infestation of red-headed lice to be the cause of the unrest. As these ewes had been dipped 2 years before, the lice probably had been introduced into the flock by an imported ram.